“I keep dreaming of a future, a future with a long and healthy life, not lived in the shadow of cancer but in the light,”
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Patrick Swayze
Patrick Wayne Swayze was an American actor, singer-songwriter and dancer. Known for his romantic, tough, and comedic roles in blockbusters and cult films, Swayze was nominated for three Golden Globes and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997.
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entertainment · American actor (1952–2009) · television actor · film actor · singer-songwriter · actor · dancer · singer · choreographer · voice actor · film producer · aikidoka · also Patrick Swayze, Swayze
Born 18 August 1952 · Died 14 September 2009 · Q49004
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2026· 6 entries
“I am continuing treatment and the great news is I continue to respond well,”
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Yahoo: The Patrick Swayze Movie That Made History In The '80s (Spoiler: It Wasn't Dirty Dancing)
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Public attention spiked: 32,414 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.8× the usual 6,715, with 0 article edits.
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AOL: Patrick Swayze's Sad Last Days: Actor's Widow Lisa Recalls Husband Declaring 'I'm a Dead Man' After 'Nightmare' Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
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Us Weekly: Patrick Swayze’s Widow Lisa on His ‘Nightmare’ Cancer Battle, Loneliness in Grief and Finding Love Again
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2024· 2 entries
The Guardian: So 80s it hurts: punch-ups, pro wrestlers and Patrick Swayze mix in the delightfully absurd Road House
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Decider: John Leguizamo Says “It Was Difficult” Working With “Neurotic” Patrick Swayze On ‘To Wong Foo’
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2021· 2 entries
The Guardian: Point Break: Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze face off in surf-crime bromance
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Snopes rated the claim “A video shows actors Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey practicing dance moves, including the iconic "lift," in a screen test for the 1987 film “Dirty Dancing.”” True.
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2020· 1 entry
The Guardian: Ghost review – Patrick Swayze's immortal meditation on love and grief
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2009· 5 entries
CNN: Patrick Swayze dies of cancer at 57
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Died 2009-09-14.
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Doctors informed him that the cancer had again metastasized to his liver
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Swayze was hospitalized with pneumonia, a complication of chemotherapy
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Swayze died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 57
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2008· 3 entries
Swayze denied tabloid claims that the cancer had spread to his liver
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A Reuters article stated that Swayze's disease was limited in extent and that he appeared to be responding well to treatment
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In a 2008 interview, Swayze said that Niemi inspired his 1987 song "She's Like the Wind" (1987).
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2007· 1 entry
Starred in the film Christmas in Wonderland
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2006· 2 entries
Swayze and Niemi, also a certificated pilot, experienced a second incident while flying the Cessna 414 to their New Mexico ranch
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Alongside Neil Jerzak and Jordan McGhee, and remained in the role until November 25, 2006
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2004· 1 entry
Played Allan Quatermain in King Solomon's Mines and had a cameo appearance in the Dirty Dancing prequel Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights as an unnamed dance instructor
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2003· 1 entry
Swayze co-produced and also starred in the fictional dance film One Last Dance, along with his real-life wife Lisa Niemi
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2001· 1 entry
Appeared in Donnie Darko, where he played a motivational speaker who is revealed to be a closeted pedophile
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2000· 1 entry
While flying with his dogs in his twin-engine Cessna 414, N414PS, from Van Nuys, California, to Las Vegas, New Mexico
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1998· 1 entry
And Swayze slowly recovered from his injuries, but he had trouble resuming his career until 2000, when he co-starred in Forever Lulu, with Melanie Griffith
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1996· 1 entry
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Motion Picture, located at 7018 Hollywood, Blvd
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1995· 2 entries
“To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar”
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Swayze appeared in the movie To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything
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1989· 1 entry
With Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara, and Kelly Lynch
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1986· 1 entry
Lowe and Swayze reunited in Youngblood
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1983· 1 entry
Had a brief stint on the short-lived TV series The Renegades, playing a gang leader named Bandit
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1981· 1 entry
As Private Sturgis, whose wounds are minor, but who is found to be terminally ill with leukemia
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1979· 1 entry
Made his film debut as Ace in Skatetown, U
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1972· 1 entry
At age 20, he moved to New York City to complete his formal dance training at the Harkness Ballet and Joffrey Ballet schools
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1970· 3 entries
The two met in 1970, when Swayze was 18 and Niemi, then 14, was taking dance lessons from his mother.
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When Swayze was 18 and Niemi, then 14, was taking dance lessons from his mother
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And he should have been drafted, but the severity of his injury may have prevented that
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1952· 2 entries
In Houston, Texas, the second child of Jesse Wayne Swayze (1925–1982), an engineering draftsman, and Patsy Swayze (née Karnes; 1927–2013), a dancer, choreographer, and dance instructor
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Born 1952-08-18.
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